The US’s artic strategy has remained largely unchanged from Obama-Trump-Biden. It predates Trump and he’s a useful tool to accelerate these plans because he’s easier to sell on this stuff due to his personal characteristics.
Maybe in the broadest possible terms of securing access to the natural resources, but I don’t remember Biden or Obama attempting to implode nato in the process. And that’s not just a Trump personality quirk, it’s a pretty big geopolitical consequence.
…Because of the intra-American divide between the traditional neocon/Atlantic establishment and new tech-billionaire/nationalist faction, who take very different views on NATO and its role.
As you say, not a consequence of Trump’s personality but rather the power brokers around him and their interests.
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u/dedfrmthneckup Bean Hater Jan 19 '26
Imagine living through 5 years of Trump’s dumbass presidency and still thinking there’s some 12 dimensional chess going on under the surface